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The fight to ensure a digital future for community radio in Australia has been a tough one, ever since the Federal Government revealed that cuts to their latest budget would result in many community stations having to be switched off digitally.

The brand new issue of the DAB Digital Radio magazine is due to arrive with shops and on doormats in the next few weeks – but here's a sneak peak at what you'll find inside.

Digital radio continues to lead the listening trend with the latest records showing an increase in sales and listening figures.

ABOUT 94,000 DAB digital radio devices were sold in the first three months of this year, up from about 88,000 in the same quarter last year, bringing the total number sold since the technology's 2009 launch to 1.25 million.

Never before has the environment for digital radio been better in Germany. This signal was sent by the moderator Ralf Siepmann at the Media Meeting Point in Leipzig, Germany. The media adviser to Bonn GmbH was unanimous in his optimism for DAB+ along with other experts at the event

International music sensation Gotye has called on the Federal Government to ensure a future for digital community radio services in Australia by committing adequate funding in next week's Federal Budget.

The "NOXON Journaline" the world's first DAB + radio offers the optimized news service Journaline. Now there is a corresponding mobile version also on the go. The rechargeable battery provides a runtime of up to 16 hours. Once the "NOXON Journaline mobile" is again connected to the mains, the battery recharges automatically.

Melbourne's SYN Media is switching off analogue and digital radio services on Tuesday 7 May in a bold move that will demonstrate the future of community broadcasting if the Federal Government does not address the shortfall in digital community radio.

The UK’s first and only national digital radio multiplex operator, Digital One, today announces a deal which heralds a groundbreaking new venture in data broadcasting. BT Wholesale will develop a service which utilises capacity on the national commercial DAB digital radio network to broadcast multimedia data services.

This year's Media Meeting Point in Germany (May 6- 8) will see experts answer this question. They will also look at successful campaigns from Switzerland and the UK.